Have you ever had one of those moments when you wished that the ground would open up and swallow you? Well, for a Chinese trucker, that’s exactly what happened.
The truck driver was trundling along through Kunming, in the Yunnan province of China when a hole opened up beneath his vehicle. At over 30ft deep and 20ft wide, it is rather incredible that the chap survived at all.
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The Games Up
by David Darby •
Twin sisters Louise and Martine Fokkens, both 70-years-old, have decided to finally retire. They have decided that working after you reach 70 is just too much.
Oh… I forgot to mention that both these ladies have been prostitutes in Amsterdam’s red light district for over 50 years. They believe they were the oldest ‘working girls’ in the city and there has even been a film made about them, a documentary entitled Meet The Fokkens.
Deadly Dolphins
by David Darby •
Many of us have been lucky to see dolphin along our coast, and some may remember the 1960’s TV series called Flipper. Well, if certain media sources are to be believed, your next encounter with a dolphin could prove fatal!
Bus Justice
by David Darby •
It’s hard enough driving anywhere in the world these days, but being a bus driver in Moscow can be extremely frustrating. Trying to negotiate the heavy traffic, keeping your passengers safe and happy, and putting up with the crazy drivers in the city who think it is just fine to ‘cut up’ slow moving buses, just to gain that extra couple of seconds.
Vote Hitler?
by David Darby •
Yes, there is somebody running for election with the name Hitler! Not in Europe, but in the small northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, where the population have a rather interesting fascination for weird, wonderful and sometimes downright outrageous names.
Doctor Youth
by David Darby •
Many of us can remember all sorts shenanigans from when we were teenagers, but a 17-year-old Australian lad really pushed the boat out when he was bored. He simply got himself a stethoscope, white coat and some dodgy credentials and proceeded to work in a few hospitals as a doctor!
Hiccup Help
by David Darby •
How many ways can you think of to cure hiccups and do any of them actually work? Most would say that the old cures like making the sufferer jump, holding your breath or drinking water really don’t work.
Plane Madness
by David Darby •
Having been on both ends of the screaming toddler on plane problem, this next story is difficult to believe, from either standpoint.
Joe Rickey Hundley, a 60-year-old man from Idaho, decided he had had enough of the distressed 2-year-old and decided to ask the mother to quieten the infant down, however, his alleged choice of words probably didn’t help the situation, “Will you shut that n****r baby up!”
Naked Arrests
by David Darby •
Four protesters were arrested in San Francisco, USA, for being completely naked. The reason they were naked was to protest at the city’s ban on public nudity, the day of the protest coincided with the first day of the ban.
Unconventional Punishment
by David Darby •
Hungary now, where 42-year-old Gyorgy Nagy has been convicted for the offense of being a Holocaust denier.